Pillar: Education & Training
Valsad has a youth unemployment rate of 3.5%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 67.8%, close to the typical district. The Career Counselling Cell sits at this junction, steering students toward further study or work before they fall out of either.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 11% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 43% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Valsad, which ranks 1 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57.1 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 874.9, while it lags on higher-education enrolment at 16.3%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Valsad are in the Valsad district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Valsad youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.